News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 102nd edition! We are catching up on two months this time. We’ve been enjoying some down time, but don’t worry, we plan to ramp up again very soon. Daliah Lavi has passed away. The swinging 60s bombshell starred in a number […]

After a rush of books last year around Allen’s 80th birthday, there seems to be a slow down this year. Breaking the glut is a new ebook by Chris Wade, who has written books on subjects as diverse as The Kinks to Sharon Stone. Chris’s new book is called WOODY ALLEN ON SCREEN, and it […]

News Bits! Our round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 99th edition! Alec Baldwin just seems to do everything. As well as being a regular now on Saturday Night Live (and you know, a film star), Baldwin hosts the podcast Here’s The Thing. His latest guest is was John […]

Even though Allen is in the middle of production of his 2017 film, he has just added a new cast member. Max Casella has joined the cast, in an unspecified role. The actor has become one of Allen’s favourites – it will be the fourth time he’s worked with Allen in four years. Deadline has […]

News Bits! Our now monthly round up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. This is the 93rd edition! Here’s one for all of July. Actor Seamon Glass has died. He appeared in Sleeper as a guard. He told Classic TV History: I had an on-camera fight with Woody Allen. Sleeper is where he wakes […]

Woody Allen loves his sport, and can often been seen on sidelines or talking about it. But there’s not much footage of Allen playing. Which makes this 1967 video so special, and our now totally irregular video of the week. It’s a game of softball between Major League Baseball players and celebrities of the day. […]

A casting notice has gone out for extras to appear in the upcoming 2016 film written and directed by Woody Allen. The star studded affair features Steve Carell, Jesse Eisenberg, Blake Lively, Kristen Stewart, Corey Stoll and many more. The casting call is to be an extra in background scenes to be filmed in New […]

Woody Allen turns 79 today! Yes, next year is a much nicer looking number, but we still wish him all the very best on this day. Allen’s 79th year was a dramatic one. His year started with Blue Jasmine and Cate Blanchett winning all the awards she could. He followed it up with his 44th […]

Our twice monthly wrap up of Woody Allen bits from around the web. The wonderful comedian and impersonator Bill Hader has made a remarkable list – 200 comedies everyone should see. There’s lots we’ve not seen and we have a whole slew of films to hunt down. XO Jane has the amazing list, as well […]

Fading Gigolo, the new film written and directed John Turturro and starring Woody Allen, is now out on DVD in the US. The comedy was released in cinemas back in April, and also stars Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone and Sofia Vergara. You can order the DVD and Blu-Rays in from Amazon. Click on […]

The cast of Magic In the Moonlight did a big blitz of publicity last week. Amongst the cast that spoke to the press were Colin Firth, Hamish Linklater, Emma Stone and Jacki Weaver. For our video(s) of the week, we’ve collected every video interview we could find. The most lengthy interview was with Academy Conversations. […]

Publicity for Magic In the Moonlight continues to roll out. There’s a new, excellent interview with Allen in The Daily Beast. The principle cast attended a press conference in New York, Allen attended a premiere in Chicago, and a bunch of new images out of the UK. Here’s the new images, several featuring new scenes […]

Fading Gigolo, the new film written and directed by John Turturro and starring Woody Allen, has passed a milestone. It has now taken over $20 million in global box office earnings. With the theatrical run mainly over, this is likely where it will stay. The total earnings for Fading Gigolo is $20,093,700. Leading the charge […]

Fading Gigolo, the new film written and directed by John Turturro and starring Woody Allen, has been out for two months. With only a handful of big territories left to release the film, it’s time to check it with how well it’s tracking. ‘Fading Gigolo‘ has now earned $19,140,826 worldwide. Italy leads the charge ($5.9m), […]

It’s time for a new poll, as we wrap up our old one. It’s our chance to find out what films are loved by Woody Allen films. Our new poll pays tribute to Gordon Willis, the master cinematographer who worked with Woody Allen on eight films, who passed away last month. He also worked on […]

Fading Gigolo, the new film written, directed and starring John Turturro, is still in cinemas, but we already have DVD details – including cover artwork. The comedy also stars Woody Allen, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone and Sophia Vegara. We have links to pre-order the new releases. As yet, no special features have been […]

Sharon Stone can currently be seen starring alongside Woody Allen in John Turturro‘s Fading Gigolo. She also got her start in an Allen film, with a role in Stardust Memories. She has worked with Allen a few times, including voicing his love interest in Antz. Yet she has never appeared in a film Allen has […]

Four weeks into release for Fading Gigolo, and it’s been a good run. Another healthy week at the box office, and new excellent pieces from the UK where the film is about to be released. ‘Fading Gigolo‘ has now earned $14,729,499 globally. Leading the charge are strong showings in Italy ($5.8m), France ($1.3m), Brazil ($1.2m) […]

John Turturro writes, directs and stars in Fading Gigolo a tender comedy about lonely people in a big city. Co-starring Woody Allen, it’s a big hearted crowd pleaser, with a strong cast, strong script and a unique sensibility. Turturro stars as Fioravante, a part time florist, plumber, book shop clerk and more. His old friend […]

Fading Gigolo, the new film written, directed and starring John Turturro celebrates it’s second week of official release. The film co-stars Woody Allen, and we are wrapping up box office scores and other bits. ‘…Gigolo‘ had another excellent week at the US box office. Another big per theatre average of $4615 while expanding to 100 […]